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Imagine if Hillary signed off on the raid in Yemen. (Original Post) madaboutharry Feb 2017 OP
Yemgazi! frazzled Feb 2017 #1
They'd be saying she was guilty of murder. Cattledog Feb 2017 #2
Imagine if she'd not only signed off but wasn't in the Situation Room while it transpired. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #3
Or took a bathroom break dalton99a Feb 2017 #4
imagine if she took a phone call and hung up early cause she was tired. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #5
Or Jimmy Carter. moondust Feb 2017 #6
Or President Obama.. both too smart. Cha Feb 2017 #7

moondust

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6. Or Jimmy Carter.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 12:40 AM
Feb 2017

Reminds me of "The Desert One Debacle":

In April 1980, President Jimmy Carter sent the Army’s Delta Force to bring back fifty-three American citizens held hostage in Iran. Everything went wrong. The fireball in the Iranian desert took the Carter presidency with it.

At least the Iran operation was going after hostages--not just computers and junk.
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